Biden on Obama: There’s never been a day in the last four years I’ve been proud to be his VP

posted at 4:01 pm on November 2, 2012 by Allahpundit

Somewhere in the gray area between a gaffe and a Freudian slip lies this bon mot. I know where he’s coming from, though: There hasn’t been a day in the last four years when I wasn’t not proud to have this guy as VP.

I’m also not unashamed of The One. His latest revisionism, in fact, leaves me nonplussed:

Despite saying in 2009 that failing to right the economy in three years would mean a “one-term proposition,” President Obama on Thursday may have moved the goalposts.

“Now, we knew from the beginning that our work would take more than one year, or even one term — because let’s face it, the middle class was getting hammered long before the financial crisis hit,” Obama said in Green Bay, Wis., as he ventured back onto the campaign trail after a three-day hiatus due to super storm Sandy.

The only comfort to a bitter loss on Tuesday will be the prospect of Biden running in 2016 on the idea that, in fact, now that they’ve taken a gooooood long look at the numbers, it’ll actually take at least three or possibly even four consecutive terms of Democratic governance to get the economy moving again. The man who would be king is the first clip below; the second is the former king uttering today’s other big gaffe, which strikes me as distinctly of the Kinsleyan variety. The Biden vs. Clinton primary war four years from now will be traffic gold.

Update: A couple of readers e-mail to say they think Biden said “ain’t” or just sort of slurred over “haven’t been” instead of “I’ve,” as my headline has it. You make the call!

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I thought I heard “aint” when Rush played it, and I kind of think Rush knew he said aint, because he didn’t play it again. You can even kind of telling just by watching crazy Joe’s mouth while he’s talking. Joe has so many gaffes, and the poor guy knows his real good thing is about to end, so I’ll give him a pass on this one.

Me on Biden on Obama: There’s never been a day in the last four years I’ve been proud that you’reyour Obama is President and you are his VP. I also can’t find a single day in your 13,167-day senate career in which to take pride.

This Biden gaffe should have made front page of every news site and channel. If it had been Ryan who said so about Mitt, the MSM would have been killing themselves covering it.

Not to worry….even before R&R are sworn in, we’ll be experiencing via all media every gaffe, misstep, and misquote uttered by R&R. The LSM is prepared and awaiting every opportunity…..even if it has to make one up.

Not to worry….even before R&R are sworn in, we’ll be experiencing via all media every gaffe, misstep, and misquote uttered by R&R. The LSM is prepared and awaiting every opportunity…..even if it has to make one up.

hawkeye54 on November 2, 2012 at 4:46 PM

And I wish someone would walk up and literally kick them in the butt every time they do.

First, Biden needs to be examined by his doctor to determine if he is competent to serve in his office.You know the routine-What day is it? What year is it? Who was the first President?What’s 2+2?Why can’t you stop laughing?

Second, the media enabled hubris of Obama to simply ignore his prior statements is indeed breathtaking.Imagine having the power to “mulligan” anything you have ever said and/or done simply because the mainstream media has your back!

You are the one who brought your mother’s business to a public blog. Anytime i ask you a question, you answer by stressing how much your mother likes to sing. Can you tell everyone why she likes to sing? Simple request.

Ole Joe flew into the airport near my mom’s nursing home. An aide was reading the newspaper to them today:

“We were notified Monday afternoon we would be having a visit from the vice president,” said Mike Dunn, airport director.

“Tuesday, the Air Force C-17 with the vice presidential cars and Secret Service equipment arrived, and we stored the four cars inside a building. We assigned airport personnel to assist the Secret Service, setting up a communications network, touring the airfield, moving all sorts of airport dump trucks and snowplows along a fence line for protection,” Dunn said.

The airport will go through the same drill with Biden’s departure. Dunn estimated that federal, state, county and city police “numbered in the hundreds.”

Finally Biden says something that makes sense – and it is, of course, an accident. Besides the many other good reasons to vote obama out of office, the thought of Biden being one heart beat away from the presidency is another VERY good reason to vote Romney/Ryan.

Bill Clinton was disbarred from practicing law in Arkansas and was also disbarred from practicing law in front of the Supreme Court over the Lewinski incident.
He also paid a $25,000.00 fine over the Lewinski incident.
He also paid an $850,000.00 settlement over the Lewinski incident.
He was also fined $90,000 for giving false testimony in the Paula Jones case.
So Bill Clinton, a disbarred lawyer, a President who was fined for lying under oath, asks the American people to believe him when he says the best thing for this country is 4 more years of Obama.

He is feverishly looking for the comment and can’t find it. There is a reason for that, it escapes him. Lol! ; )

Bmore on November 2, 2012 at 5:48 PM

I remember the exchange, and I agree that asking for age is a good idea — must be very young to not understand either the HAL or the Daisy reference. Why he/she/it is still trying to turn the whole thing into a your momma joke is beyond me.

As soon as you answer why you keep telling us why your mother likes to sing.

HotAirLib on November 2, 2012 at 5:27 PM

Oedypal complex much, pal? I hope it’s not of the worst kind…what’s sith this fixation of yours with a poster’s mother?? It is not healthy. Not that any liberal is mentally healthy, but still, there are degrees…

Update: A couple of readers e-mail to say they think Biden said “ain’t” or just sort of slurred over “haven’t been” instead of “I’ve,” as my headline has it. You make the call!

Yeah, sounded to me like that’s all it was.

Still, I’m glad this was posted. After all, one of things that makes this site so awesome is that even when the topic of the post itself is rather mundane, there are all sorts of fun surprises waiting in the comments. The very first comment that caught my eye:

You are a liar. You posted weeks ago that your mother’s name was Daisy. You then mentioned that she likes to sing. When asked why you keep posting your private business, you avoid the question.

HotAirLib on November 2, 2012 at 5:25 PM

When you file for the restraining order, I recommend you just show this to the judge right off the bat to expedite the process.

That was one of the slurriest slurred speech micromoments I think I’ve ever heard in a while. And what an odd moment to stumble over a word, or words, that are at the heart of the point he was trying to make. Or was it some other point he was going for.

It’s crazy, but I just think Joe is the quantum politician; you can never be exactly sure of where he is at any given time.

Bill Clinton was disbarred from practicing law in Arkansas and was also disbarred from practicing law in front of the Supreme Court over the Lewinski incident.
He also paid a $25,000.00 fine over the Lewinski incident.
He also paid an $850,000.00 settlement over the Lewinski incident.
He was also fined $90,000 for giving false testimony in the Paula Jones case.
So Bill Clinton, a disbarred lawyer, a President who was fined for lying under oath, asks the American people to believe him when he says the best thing for this country is 4 more years of Obama.

That’s not what he said.
This is dishonest and stupid. Something the huffington post would print about someone on the right.
It was very clear to me what he said and the quote at the top of this post is NOT it.
geez…as if there isn’t enough to pick on Joe Biden about without making sh** up….

If anything, after Tuesday, there is a very strong possibility Joe may have found his true calling……….as a lounge lizard late night stand-up comedian at some 2-bit club in Hoboken that is in desperate need of a visit from the Spike TV “Bar Rescue” gang.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a “gaffe or a Freudian slip”. I just know that calling Biden a lightweight is an insult to lightweights. Except for his propensity to spew quotable idiocies, he would go down in history as the most forgettable of all VP’s. That in itself is quite an achievement.

The key phrase that he slurred over is “I ain’t been proud”. A couple of people I know (including one, sadly, in my family tree) slur over the phrase “I ain’t been” in the same way, so it’s relatively easy for me to recognize when someone is doing that.

As much as I’d like to toss another one on the mile-high pile of gaffes this moron has uttered, I don’t think this is one of them.

It’s a bit white-trash, but it’s not a gaffe per se in my book. Give him a few minutes, he’ll come up with another real one before you know it.